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If you knew your date of death, retirement planning would be a breeze.
Unfortunately — or maybe fortunately? — you don't. And that can make planning for retirement extremely difficult. Does your nest egg need to last 20 years? 30 years? 40 years? And what about couples? How should couples go about planning for the likelihood that one ...

The road to retirement can seem arduous at times, but a common belief among working Americans is that the hard work is over once they reach their "retirement number" -- that is, the magic dollar amount they believe will allow them to retire in comfort and security.
Unfortunately, this isn't the case. If seniors don't carefully ...